Equinor lets EPC contract to SLB OneSubsea for Fram Sør project offshore Norway
Key Highlights
- Equinor has awarded a contract to SLB OneSubsea for a subsea production system at Fram Sør in the North Sea.
- The contract includes four subsea templates and 12 all-electric subsea trees, reducing the need for hydraulic fluids and topside modifications.
- The project is designed as a tieback to the Troll C platform.
Equinor has let a contract to the SLB OneSubsea joint venture for a subsea production system (SPS) in Fram Sør field, offshore Norway.
The engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract follows a year-long front-end engineering design phase, where Equinor and SLB OneSubsea matured the project to a development plan and final investment decision (FID).
As part of the EPC scope, SLB OneSubsea will deliver four subsea templates and 12 all-electric subsea trees, eliminating the need for hydraulic fluid supplied by the host platform and keeping topside modifications to a minimum. This approach unlocks a cost-effective solution for the project while retaining topside space for additional, future expansion projects in the area, SLB said.
“Fram Sør is a breakthrough project for our industry — marking the first large-scale all-electric subsea production system,” said Mads Hjelmeland, chief executive officer of SLB OneSubsea.
Fram Sør contains Blasto, Dermata, Echino Sør, and Fram Vest fields 20 km north of Troll field in 350 m of water. The project will be developed as a subsea tieback to the host platform Troll C in the North Sea.
The contract is subject to regulatory approval of the the plan for development and operation (PDO), which was submitted to authorities in June.
SLB OneSubsea is a joint venture backed by SLB, Aker Solutions, and Subsea7.